Davis Surpasses 1,000 Career Points as Men’s Basketball Late Comeback Falls Just Short Against Princeton

Saturday, December 30

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Davis Surpasses 1,000 Career Points as Men’s Basketball Late Comeback Falls Just Short Against Princeton

12/30/2023 5:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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NEWARK, Del. – Despite scoring a season-high 55 points in a half and Jyáre Davis reaching the 1,000-point threshold, the University of Delaware men's basketball team dropped a late-game thriller to Princeton, 84-82, Saturday afternoon. The Hens' second half took a 17-point deficit down to one point, but couldn't overcome the gap.

Delaware ends the non-conference schedule at 8-5 overall, while the Tigers move to 12-1.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Davis led all Blue Hens with 18 points, while three others followed suit as Jalun Trent (16), Cavan Reilly (15), and Gerald Drumgoole Jr. (13) all finished in double figures.
Trent notched with a career-high 11 assists and tallied his first career double-double. He's the first Hen to record a double-double in points and assists since Jarvis Threatt had 13 points and 13 assists on March 1, 2014.
Trent also tied for a team-high six rebounds.
As a team, the Hens shot 55.7 percent from the field, including 72.4 percent (21-for-29) in the second half. UD connected on 6-of-9 second-half triples.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Delaware started with a 9-2 advantage before Princeton tallied 15 of the next 17, including six unanswered, for a 17-11 lead at the 11:34 media timeout. Following the second media timeout of the half, the Hens used a 6-0 run to cut it to a 25-23 deficit. Saturday's contest continued to be a game of runs as the Tigers went on an 11-2 spurt, making four straight field goals, to take a 36-25 lead with 2:56 left in the half. Princeton held the Hens to just 27 points, Delaware's lowest first-half total this season, for a 43-27 lead.
The Hens opened the second half going 5-for-5 including a fade away jumper from Davis for his 1,000th career point. Delaware outscored the Tigers 13-10 to start the second frame to make it a 53-40 contest with 14:58 left. By the 4:32 mark, the Tigers held a 70-57 lead, but after a 10-0 margin from the Hens and a 1-for-9 cold spell from Princeton, Delaware cut it to a four-point game with 3:04 left. Over the final 20 seconds, Drumgoole Jr. went 3-for-3 from long range to cut it to a one-point game with five seconds left. Despite the Hens going 9-for-9 to close out the game, the Tigers continued to hold an edge and handed the Hens their second straight loss.

GAME NOTES

Davis became the first player since Kevin Anderson and Ryan Allen to score all 1,000 points in a Blue Hens uniform. Anderson and Allen did so from 2017-2022. Including Davis, 39 players have tallied 1,000 career points, with 38 scoring all in the Blue & Gold.
Delaware outscored Princeton 55-41 in the second half. It was the highest scoring half for Delaware this season.
The Hens' 27 first half points are the fewest in a half this season.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens return to action in 2024 as Delaware hosts Hampton on Thursday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. to open CAA action.

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